Maya Angelou Timeline

By ryannsmith5

  • Marguerite Annie Johnson born in St. Louis Missouri

  • She dropped out of school to become the first African American cable car conductor in San Francisco

  • She began her career as a nightclub singer as Maya Angelou

  • She recorded her album "Calypso Lady"

  • She moved to New York and joined the Harlem Writers Guild

  • She became involved in the Civil Rights Movement

  • She moved to Africa and worked as an editor

  • She moved back to America

  • She published her book "I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing"

  • She was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for her work "Just Give Me a Cool of Water 'fore I Die"

  • She read her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at the inauguration of Bill Clinton

  • She won a Grammy for best spoken word album for "On the Pulse of Morning"

  • She received the Mother Teresa Award

  • Maya Angelou dies